George Zimmerman's legal team said they are delaying filing a motion for a new bond hearing indefinitely.

On Zimmerman's legal website attorneys said they don't expect a new bond hearing to be scheduled for at least a couple of weeks.

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Veteran prosecutor and defense attorney Jeff Deen said Zimmerman's attorneys need extra time to figure out how to rehabilitate Zimmerman's credibility with Judge Kenneth Lester without exposing him to perjury charges.

"They cannot expose him to further charges," said Deen. "His credibility has to be perfect. It's just not now."

Deen said Zimmerman's wife, Shelly Zimmerman, could face perjury charges along with her husband for lying about the money.

On Monday, Zimmerman's attorneys posted a written statement on their website explaining why their client didn't tell the judge about the funds in his defense account.

Attorney Mark O'Mara said Zimmerman made a mistake when he failed to tell Lester about the thousands of dollars he'd raised on his website.

"Mr. Zimmerman knew a significant sum had been raised by his original fundraising website. We feel the failure to disclose these funds was caused by fear, mistrust and confusion," said the written statement.

The statement also went on to say Zimmerman was frightened at the original bond hearing and that Zimmerman has been cooperative with authorities on other points.

Zimmerman surrendered about 1:30 p.m. Sunday, just about an hour before a court-imposed deadline set by the judge who revoked his bail.

Lester revoked Zimmerman's bond after the state alleged he and his wife conspired to lie to the court about their finances.

Officials would say little about where Zimmerman spent the past five weeks, but authorities with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said they went to great lengths to keep him away from the public eye as they escorted him back to jail.

Zimmerman's attorneys also provided a breakdown on the website of how the money in question has been spent. Of the original $204,000 raised by his PayPal account, they say $150,000 was moved to his legal defense fund, $30,000 was spent to help Zimmerman make the transition from private life to being in hiding, and $20,000 was kept liquid for his living expenses.